Sports Highlights

The following are the top/expected stories at 1730 hours:

EXPECTED STORIES *Report of 2nd ODI between India and West Indies in Port of Spain.

*Report of Ultimate Table Tennis. *Report of Pro Kabaddi League.

STORIES ON THE WIRE:

SPO-IND-IYER I am flexible batting at any position, can't demand number 4 spot: Iyer

Port-of-Spain, Aug 11 (PTI) Shreyas Iyer says he is "flexible" batting at any position as the Indian team management continues its search for a reliable number four batsman.

SPO-RAINA-STATEMENT Second knee surgery was a tough call to make, says Raina

Amsterdam, Aug 11 (PTI) Out-of-favour India batsman Suresh Raina, who underwent a second knee surgery here a couple of days ago, said it was a tough decision to make as he knew it would keep him out of action for a few months.

SPO-ATP-IND Bopanna-Shapovalov bow out of Rogers Cup after losing in semis

Montreal, Aug 11 (PTI) India's Rohan Bopanna and his partner Denis Shapovalov crashed out of the ATP Montreal Masters after going down in straight sets in the semi-finals of the men's doubles event here.

SPO-SAI SAI set to hire nutritionists, chefs to provide personalised diet to athletes

New Delhi, Aug 11 (PTI) In a first, the Sports Authority of India is set to hire top-of-the-line professionals -- nutritionists, chefs and managers -- to ensure that athletes are given personalised diets at its centres.

SPO-HOCK-OLY-TEST Indian men's and women's hockey teams leave for Olympic Test event

Bengaluru, Aug 11 (PTI) With an eye on the Olympic Qualifiers later this year, the Indian men's and women's hockey teams on Sunday left for Tokyo to take part in the Test events, starting on August 17.

SPO-BINDRA Of Bindra's 100 pushups and his favourite moment

New Delhi, Aug 11 (PTI) His rewriting of India's Olympic history has been retold several times but that, surprisingly, is not Abhinav Bindra's favourite moment of his illustrious career.

SPO-BAD-CHIRAG Chirag-Satwik eye World Championship medal and retaining top 10 spot by year end

By Amit Kumar Das New Delhi, Aug 11 (PTI) Buoyed by a maiden Super 500 title win at Thailand Open, India's new doubles sensation Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy are eyeing a medal at next week's World Championship.

SPO-BAD-IND

Sourabh wins Hyderabad Open Hyderabad, Aug 11 (PTI) Reigning National champion Sourabh Verma capped an impressive week at the Hyderabad Open with a thrilling win over Singapore's Loh Kean Yew in the summit clash to claim the men's singles title here Sunday.

SPO-ARRC

Rajiv grabs six points with top 10 finish at ARRC Zhuhai (China), Aug 11 (PTI) IDEMITSU Honda Racing India team rider Rajiv Sethu recorded his best-ever top 10 finish, grabbing six points in the fifth round of FIM Asia Road Racing Championship 2019 (ARRC) at Zhuhai circuit here Sunday.

SPO-PCB-SHARJEEL

Sharjeel will have to admit his involvement in spot-fixing if he wants to resume playing: PCB Karachi, Aug 11 (PTI) Tainted Test opener Sharjeel Khan completed a 30-month ban for spot-fixing on Saturday but Pakistan Cricket Board has made it clear that he has to accept his wrongdoing and attend Anti-Corruption rehabilitation programme before resuming his career.